#Japanese snow monkey

[sonofshermy]

[alexin-wonderlust]

Day 6 - Japan Blog - 12 February 2024 Snow Monkeys and Karaoke

We had to be up super early today because we are going on a tour to see SNOW!! This desert babe has never seen snow (in its pure form, only from a snow machine... and thats NOT FAIR!!) so Im going to find some today. Still feeling sick as a dog, but I loaded up on the warm lemon/honey beverages. Theyre SO GOOD! My throat is happy. The bus tour takes us to Nagano. First we stopped at a restaurant for our "Beef Sukiyaki" meal. It was very -- push you here, take you there. Kind of tour. It wasnt very friendly or fun. It was just business... Sigh. Beer Sukiyaki was yum! We bought some regional snacks to enhoy while we are on the bus -- because Ive done these things before and being without snacks is the WORST! The guy behind us passed out because it was super hot on the bus and no fresh air. Oops! When we got to the Snow Monkey Park (Jidokundani Yaen Koen) there was a trek to be done -- and yes! SNOW!! I was actually quite scared I wouldnt be able to do the hike because Im so shit at hiking. Ben wore his new boots which caused him issues, and I feel on my butt at the end -- but it was doable. About 45 mins to the top and then another 10/15 mins to get to the onsen. I accidentally saw a Japanese dudes penis, because he was in the hotel onsen on site and he was just WALKING AROUND NAKED. You know, normal things at a tourist sight. I made a joke about this to the lady when she said there were men bathing "I thought we werent allowed to bring food -- this guy here with his MEAT hanging out" she giggled because Im an idiot. The monkeys are hilarious and cute and weird. There is a lot of drama going on with them, and screaming and chasing around the snow. But they literally just hang out in the natural hot springs and dont really care about the 100 people taking their photos. They also have a live stream too! https://www.jigokudani-yaenkoen.co.jp/livecam2/video_en.php After only being with the monkeys for about 20 mins, we were bussed to another "tourist trap" location with no food, but instead "snow igloos" where we got a beer and walked across the road instead to play in the fluffy snow. There was one stop on the way back to a roadhouse type place which had food, souveniers, a convenience store, local produce and dagashi to take home as gifts. We got burgers and other snacks to keep us going back to shinjuku.

And since we are already here; Shinjuku again. I needed something for my tattoo, so we went to Donki for a shop, and then found a karaoke place with food and drinks. (Instead of going to a bar...!) The food was dismal and the karaoke was terrible but it made for a fun experience. If you were there with a group of people, it would be awesome.

[mygibbonneedshelp]

Snow Monkey makes snowballlllll <3

[midwestaesthetics]

Japanese macaque in spa springs

[shigayokagayama]

hilarious that, of the two times we’ve seen teru try to identify an animal by sight, he was wildly incorrect both times. choosing to believe this is a consistent character trait.

[proserpiiart]

My new socks!! These guys are now available on my store! Proserpiiart.com

It's still incredible to me that I have wearable merch now! Things with my art that you can ear in your day to day life! That's incredible! I hope you guys love these socks as much as I do <3

[calmingram]

Monkey Bonds 🐒

I'm an autistic amateur photographer. Follow me on Tumblr and Instagram 📷

[ferelbasta]

Was feeling really off today since some rl stuff, so I decided to doodle some Yokai from memory and try to get the hang of my design for a Satori oc I have planned, though I wasn’t that happy with how he was turning out.. theeeeen I decided to look at some Japanese Macaque images to try and study how I should draw him later.

The images I used were found on google images btw

[cypherdecypher]

Animal of the Day!

Japanese Macaque (Macaca fuscata)

(Photo from iStock)

Conservation Status- Least Concern

Habitat- Japan excluding Hokkaido

Size (Weight/Length)- 11 kg; 82 cm 

Diet- Leaves; Seeds; Fruits; Small mammals

Cool Facts- The Japanese macaque might be the most northern living primate, but their winters are spent living like kings. Living in female-run societies, Japanese macaques pass down their status to their offspring. Spending their days grooming, chatting, and babysitting, these primates spend the majority of their lives on the ground outside of feeding. During harsh winters, Japanese macaques form mega groups around hot springs. The macaques rarely leave the warm water and only do so to grab a quick snack. Younger macaques have been seen rolling snowballs and playing in snow.

Rating- 11/10 (Snow monkeys.)

[birdblues]

Japanese Macaque

[wildlifetracker]

A Japanese Macaque (Snow Monkey) and it's tracks

[sonofshermy]

[mygibbonneedshelp]

Big monkey

[fizzy-dizz]

I made that monkey OC i said i was gonna make 2 years agoo WOO!!!

old glamourous wine aunt lady. sounds like Jane Fonda 💅

[aticketplz]

背景が白くて雪原みたいになった！

@豊橋動植物公園

The white background made it look like a photo taken snow monkies in a snowfield.

@Toyohashi Zoo & Botanical Park